Walmart plans on hold | Meadowlily Woods Campaign

Wal-Mart plans on hold
Citizens are expected to have more input on the proposal
By JONATHAN SHER
London city council voted unanimously yesterday to buck the wishes of the world’s biggest retailer and instead have public officials lead an inquiry over how best to develop land next to Meadowlily Woods.
The vote puts on hold plans by a developer [...]

Letter to Editor | LFP | Meadowlily

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Round one for Meadowlily Woods
I would like to thank everyone that came out on September 30th to speak out about the Big Box development application that would be adjacent to Meadowlily Woods(ESA). I would like to give honourable mention to Irene Mathyssen, Jacquie Gauthier and Daniel O’Neail that attended the [...]

MEADOWLILY | LFP | Friends of woods stand strong

Friends of woods stand strong
Wed, October 1, 2008

By JONATHAN SHER

More than 150 Londoners braved rain and a poorly timed meeting yesterday to fight plans to build a Wal-Mart next to a prized woodland and a heritage home and farm.
Despite the 5 p.m. start, residents near Meadowlily Woods showed up at a meeting [...]

Meadowlily Submission to Council | Post Carbon London

London Councillors and City Staff:
The proposed big box retail complex — far from core areas of London, at 168 Meadowlily Road South — would further increase our dependency on automobiles and fossil fuels, while leading to further destruction of local farmlands and carbon sinks. This proposal is completely unacceptable, given how it is increasing clear [...]

Meadowlily | To City Planners | On Behalf of London Coalition for Sustainable Cities

September 22, 2008
Dear members of the Planning Committee,
We are writing to add our voices to those of the many Londoners who are expressing their opposition to the proposed rezoning for 168 Meadowlily Road South, adjacent to the Meadowlily Woods Environmentally Significant Area.
After careful examination of all the material available in association with this application, it [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONCERNED LONDONERS RALLY AGAINST BIG BOX STORES

Today, Saturday September 6th, Londoners will gather in Victoria Park at 1pm to march to the Covent Garden Market with the message of “NO to Big Box stores” and “YES to the revitalization of downtown”. Concerned Londoners will encourage consumers to support local business. This is a public rally to [...]

Meadowlily | Letter to City Planning | Shawn Lewis

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RE: Proposed Re-zoning Application for 168 Meadowlily Rd.

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Meadowlily | Opinion | Letter to Planning

Development Application
OZ-7430 – 168 Meadowlily Road South

August 28 2008,

Dear Members of the Planning Committee – City of London,

It is our impression that there is an application for development being considered for the Meadowlily Woods area and we would very much appreciate if you would acknowledge our collective thoughts.

This precious and distinct area is [...]

Letters To Editor – July 29th 2008

UNLESS otherwise noted, these letters are to be considered unedited. The opinions expressed in the letters and comments are those of the writers and not of The London Free Press.
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re: Not everyone can afford to oppose Wal-Mart
If it is indeed Wal-Mart’s intent to serve low-income people who cannot afford to waste “expensive gas” as [...]

The Meadowlily Master Plan and the Topographic Analysis and Life Sciences Inventory have been posted:

www.thamesriver.on.ca/Wetlands_and_Natural_Areas/meadowlily_reports.htm